{"id":925755,"date":"2026-10-12T19:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925755\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:28:10","slug":"quintana-celebrated-by-bernal-uran-the-colombian-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925755\/","title":{"rendered":"Quintana celebrated by Bernal, Uran & the Colombian crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nairo Quintana<\/a> bid farewell to his career as a professional cyclist in Colombia. In front of a huge crowd in his home country, the Movistar climber received his second farewell, after having already been given a send-off by the peloton at the Giro dell’Emilia<\/a>. Egan Bernal<\/a> and Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n<\/a>, among others, were on hand to honor Quintana.<\/p>\n

Quintana\u2019s farewell event was organised by his own foundation, Gran Fondo Nairo Quintana. A large bike ride was organised, after which everyone gathered around a large stage. There, Quintana was honoured, and attendees even lifted him onto their shoulders and tossed him into the air.<\/p>\n

Colombian cycling influencer Rodri Sabato was there in Colombia and wrote<\/a>: \u201cThis is how Nairoman is being bid farewell\u2014by all his friends and the best cyclists of recent times. This is historic; there are no words to describe this moment. I was crying my eyes out and was constantly emotional.\u201dColombia says goodbye to Nairo Quintana<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Quintana received an emotional send off in Italy<\/p>\n

Nairo Quintana received a warm farewell from the peloton before his final race in Italy, the Giro dell\u2019Emilia. One unidentified Tudor rider did not join the tribute.<\/p>\n

Quintana retires with 53 career victories, including overall wins at the Giro d\u2019Italia and Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, and multiple Grand Tour stage wins.
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